A friendly hand reached out and wrapped itself around Cayden's very tough cock. His hips propelled themselves forwards as a reflexive movement prompted by his body.
"Mmmmm," Natasha remarked. "Thank goodness I'm not the only one who forgot about this."
"Why are you here?" Cayden asked again.
"I heard you finished the run, and I thought you would want a release afterwards."
"Not from you."
Natasha let out a smug laugh and continued to stroke his cock, tightening her grip. Cayden closed his eyes and cracked his neck.
"Is that where you were headed?" Natasha asked. "To rape your little mate again?"
Cayden let out a roar. Natasha was amused by this.
"Yes, exactly. That would happen. You know well that she is afraid of you. She is not yet capable of dealing with you the way I can. I am trying to help you. Yet you don't believe me."
"By putting obstacles in my path? Leave me alone." He attempted to backtrack and go back, but Natasha stopped him.
"If you go out like this, everyone will see you're hard on," she said to him. "It's embarrassing."
"How do you think that will go with your little mate? Do you want to scare her again?"
"You don't have to worry about that." He gazed at his erection.
"I'm not the villain here," Natasha said. "I'm trying to help you. I've been talking with Selena, even bringing you up occasionally. She is still terrified of you. You need to give her time."
"Leave her alone, leave us alone. I told you again, we are over, Natasha."
"We're not mates, I know that. But seeing you pine for her breaks my heart. I'm not interested in marking you anymore or being together. But I still care about you and have your best interests at heart. I'm telling you, if you approach her, you will scare her again."
"Stay away from her and stay away from us. I can't stress this enough. We are done."
Cayden wore a frown. He turned his attention to Natasha, who seemed sincere. In all honesty, there was no basis for casting suspicion on her intentions.
"Selena is important to me as well. I like her. Because the two of you complement each other so well and I can't wait to see the two of you together. But I have to ask you to be patient. She talks about you."
"What did she have to say about me?" Cayden's curiosity was piqued. He forgot Natasha was still holding his cock, and that they were naked in his doorway.
"We two have been getting along well. She is still guarded and afraid when I mention your name. She will ultimately change her mind; after all, you two are mates. It will be a setback if you approach her now in this way, though. She won't know how to react, and you won't be able to help yourself. First, you must allow her to recover from her ordeal."
Cayden paused for a while to let Natasha's comments sink in. She made an interesting argument. When he realised, he was ready to hurry down to Selena's room while nude; he felt embarrassed. He most likely would have scared her. Perhaps it would be best if he got dressed first.
"You have been bonding over with Selena? Does she even talk to you?" Cayden was doubtful.
"Of course. Give it another week. Two tops," Natasha said. "Let me keep working on her. I'm sure she'll be running to you sooner than you think."
"Thank you," Cayden replied. "This has been really difficult. I'm sure it's difficult on you, either."
"Hey, I'm a trooper. What are friends for? Don't forget, I'm always here for you for anything you might need..."
"I told you," Cayden said. "I'm not having sex with anyone but my mate ever again."
"But then, who will take care of those blue balls?"
Natasha knelt down in front of Cayden and kissed Cayden all the way down his body as she lowered herself. Quickly, her lips caught up with her hand. He opened his eyes and looked at her while she was on her knees. She was stunning, maybe not as stunning as Selena, but beautiful all the same. Her amber eyes locked with his as his cock disappeared into her throat.
Natasha used her free hand to grab Cayden' hand. She took it to the back of her head.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Selena was usually left with extra energy after her runs. It appeared to be the case for everyone. Most of the members worked it off through sexual activity. During her trip back from the run, she saw two couples going at it as she passed by them. She attempted to keep her head down, but it was difficult not to gaze at the woman who was writhing on the ground and shrieking loudly as a guy approached her from behind. Even if she had expressed an interest in taking part, every single male member of the pack avoided her like the plague.
It was around four in the morning. Even though she had been awake for close to twenty-four hours, it was highly improbable that she would go to bed. Tomorrow, Selena would join the rest of the group in their napping for the better part of the day. She required an outlet for her boundless amounts of energy. Selena experienced a burning sensation all throughout her body.
Selena was ready to do something that she thought was stupid and that would only result in her getting injured, but the feeling of loneliness was eating away at her, and she knew that there was one person to whom she might turn for help. Selena entered the hallway just in time to prevent herself from losing her nerve and getting in her own way. She felt better after drinking some water and taking several deep breaths, but the soreness didn't go away completely even though she felt better overall. Selena saw that as a sign that it was time for her to retire for the night. She dashed up the stairs, not shocked to see that most people were already in their rooms with the lights off.
She froze on the spot as the show unfolded in front of her eyes. She had always presumed that Cayden had other interests, but when she saw Natasha sucking him, it was like having her stomach punched. Her wolf roared and clamoured to get out and rip that woman to shreds. He detected her presence because he pulled away immediately.
A huge grin formed on Natasha's face.
"Hi Selena," she said. "Did you want to join in some fun?"
"Selena, it's not what it looks like." Cayden blurted; his face white like a mask.
"I am sorry to intrude on my Alpha," Selena said calmly. " I was just going to my room." She lowered her eyes and walked ahead. She seemed cool, as if she had just come upon some random couple.
"Don't be mad at him," Natasha called out to her.
"It means nothing. He has needs. You weren't around, so I've been helping him out. It hasn't been like an everyday thing. Tonight was the first time in a long time."
"What?" Selena could hear the words but couldn't make sense of them.
"Well, after he found out you were his mate, he needed release. I've been here to give it to him." Natasha said, leaning against the door shamelessly.
"SHUT UP Natasha!" Cayden shouted and walked towards Selena, who took a step back.
"It's not what it looks like... I..... I haven't touched anyone since.... since I found we were mates..."
"I don't care Cayden; you had your cock shoved up her mouth and you call that a misunderstanding?" Selena said. Her expression was still neutral. Not a hint of anger or disappointment showed on her face.
"You said our unfortunate bond means nothing. And that it will break eventually after you take another mate? Remember?"
Cayden's mind was spinning, and he wanted to say that he was lying, that he loved her and wanted her as his mate.
"I didn't really mean that. I don't intend to take another mate. Selena, you must listen to me....." Cayden almost pleaded.
"You're all crazy, lying, manipulative people," Selena interrupted. "I don't want anything to do with you!"
Selena ran to her room and slammed the door behind her. She could hear Cayden's protests, but wasn't interested. She fell on her bed and broke into sobs.